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Tetrabutylammonium hydroxide solution

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~40% in water, suitable for ion chromatography

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Linear Formula:
(CH3CH2CH2CH2)4N(OH)
CAS Number:
2052-49-5
Molecular Weight:
259.47
UNSPSC Code:
41115710
NACRES:
NB.21
PubChem Substance ID:
329769497
MDL number:
MFCD00009425
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3571228

Product Name

Tetrabutylammonium hydroxide solution, ~40% in water, suitable for ion chromatography

InChI

1S/C16H36N.H2O/c1-5-9-13-17(14-10-6-2,15-11-7-3)16-12-8-4;/h5-16H2,1-4H3;1H2/q+1;/p-1

SMILES string

[OH-].CCCC[N+](CCCC)(CCCC)CCCC

InChI key

VDZOOKBUILJEDG-UHFFFAOYSA-M

description

cationic

form

liquid

Quality Level

100

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concentration

~40% in water

technique(s)

ion chromatography: suitable

impurities

≤0.01% halides (as bromide)

pH

14 (100 °C)

solubility

water: soluble

density

0.995 g/cm3

anion traces

sulfate (SO42-): ≤100 mg/kg

cation traces

K: ≤100 mg/kg
Na: ≤100 mg/kg

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Application

TBAOH may be used as an ion-pairing reagent in mobile phase preparation for reverse phase ion-pair high performance liquid chromatography during chromium (III) and chromium (VI) determination.

Disclaimer

may crystallize; can be redissolved on heating (max. 40°C)

General description

Tetrabutylammonium hydroxide (TBAOH) is a quaternary ammonium salt,mainly used as a strong base and phase-transfer catalyst.

Other Notes

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Reagent suitable for use in ion chromatography.

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pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

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Danger

hcodes

H314

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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BCCN7055
BCCL9415
BCCM2103
BCCK7527

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Understanding how ion channels open and close their pores is crucial for comprehending their physiological roles. We used intracellular quaternary ammonium blockers, electrophysiology and X-ray crystallography to locate the voltage-dependent gate in MthK potassium channels from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum. Blockers bind
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